Big Brother JT

It's been a little over a week and JT is doing a great job as a big brother! He asks to hold his baby sister a lot and likes giving her kisses, hugs, and touching her face (it didn't hurt that she started off her relationship with him by giving him MEGA T-Rex....which he's been wanting for months). JT also helps us by telling us when Reese is crying (as if we didn't know) and throwing away her dirty diapers :) Reese is doing very well and lists sleeping and eating as her favorite activities. I'm back at work and today is Jessica's first day by herself with both kids...good thing she's got such a good little helper in JT ;) Below are a few pictures from the last week, including a couple of JT at the Poway fire station open house last weekend.

Like usual, I'm enjoying Survivor the location\scenery is great and the challenges are very cool this season!!! I can't believe Smith was cancelled after only 3 episodes (maybe I was the only person watching it). Lost is good and as wacky and confusing as ever. How I met your mother is very funny, Studio 60 is my favorite new show, and Amazing Race is entertaining but would be better with Golding and I on it!

Reese Jordan Gould has arrived

Our baby girl Reese Jordan Gould was born at 1:06PM on Tuesday October 10TH. She weighed in at 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 19 inches tall. Mommy and Reese are doing very and happy to be home.

House Remodel

We've been talking about doing an addition and/or remodel to our house for the last year or so. This summer we decided with a baby on the way, that we should get started on a remodel and try to get everything finished before the new addition arrives. Well, as of today (10/3) everything is done except stucco on the back of the house (which is hapening today) and our new fireplace mantel being installed (which is still being built). It's taken a little over 2 months, but we are very happy with the way things have turned out! I'm going to post some before and after pictures of things we changed below:

Master Bath BEFORE





Master Bath AFTER





Kitchen





Floors

Pictures of JT and the baby

This is a photo of our baby girl from a 4-D ultrasound last month.



Below is a picture of JT from last weekend at the SDSU Football game (we actually only went to the game because of the SkyShow fireworks show afterwards). JT is doing a double hang loose with his arms crossed in an X (he saw Chuck Liddell do this at the last UFC weigh-ins).

Check out my Survivor video on cbs.com

This season CBS had a section of the Survivor website setup where people could send in a video telling them what you think about this season's Survivor. I just checked and my video I sent last week is on the site. Click the link below...hopefully this is just a first step to getting their attention and I'll get a call for an interview next time! Survivor 14, here I come!

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor13/tuwyt/index.php?p=0&vid=679BCBF61AC06156

Adios Passat

It was a nice 9 years and 120,000+ miles, but last Wednesday (9/27) I traded in the Passat and got my new Toyota FJ Cruiser. The Passat was my first ever new car when I bought it back in 1997 and will definitely be missed....especially the great gas mileage. But when you start having lots of problems with a car and things start to go wrong that would cost as much as the car is worth to fix, you've got to decide when enough is enough. I'd been looking at the FJ Cruiser all summer but wanted to wait until the house remodel was done before buying a new car. Well the remodel is done, I've got the new car, and the baby is on the way in the next couple of weeks! I'll post of a picture of my new car later...and yes the GOULD23 license plate was handed down from the Passat to the FJ Cruiser.